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Life-size Lenin among Soviet art up for auction
"They are essentially works of propaganda that were put together to communicate the ideas and principles of the Soviet era ...
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Life-size Lenin painting up for auction
"They are essentially works of propaganda that were put together to communicate the ideas and principles of the Soviet era ...
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The revolutionary lens: Andy Warhol’s Lenin series and the intersection of art, history and collecting
The simplicity of the image recalls Soviet-era posters — art ... in his ability to transform the mechanics of propaganda into ...
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Vladimir Lenin’s Return Journey to Russia Changed the World Forever
U.S.-Russian relations are more fraught ... has played down the revolutionary propaganda in the last 25 years. “Lenin was a great historical personality,” museum director Evgeny Artemov ...
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Russian Civil War Propaganda: Posters & Propaganda Trains
Soviet propaganda posters, films ... Agitprop trains (agitpoezda), called ”Lenin Trains” or “Trotsky’s Train,” toured the ...
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
During the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin argued, “Art belongs to the people.” Soviet propaganda ensured that the people believed it. Even with the revolution secured, this poster ...